Hookworm infection, also known as hookworm disease, is an infection by a parasitic bloodsucking roundworm. Hookworm infections include ancylostomiasis and necatoriasis. These worms live in the small intestine of their host, which may be a bird or a mammal such as a dog, cat, or human.Hookworm infection in pregnancy can cause retarded growth of the fetus, premature birth and a low birth weight.. duodenale predominates in the Middle East, North Africa, India and (formerly) in southern Europe, while N. americanus predominates in the Americas, Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, China, and Indonesia.
Report Abuse. A male turkey that has not been castrated is called a Tom; if he has been castrated he is a Tim. I'm not sure if this info is correct, I found it on the Randolph-Macon College website. Hope this helps. Source(s): http://www.rmc.edu/jterm/2006/richmond/r...est Answer: 'Tis said that a hokie is a castrated turkey, the mascot of Virginia Polytechnic Institute. But that is fiction, made up by mean-spirited rivals of VPI. Hokie is a meaningless, made-up word for the school cheer.
Report Abuse. To castrate is to render an animal or person infertile, usually by removing or disabling the testicles or ovaries. Surgical castration is called orchiectomy for males and ooeporectomy oÃ¶porectomy for. Females whether or not you want your horse castrated is entirely up to. youhat's what castrating means. (In real life, anyway-- I've never heard of a howrse- is that an online game or something?) Your horse would no longer be capable of reproduction, as it would no longer have any testicles.